Leadership Team

Former Corporate Director and Senior Fellow Emeritus, Lockheed Martin Corporation with more than 100 publications and 30 patents / patents pending in multiple emerging technology domains and a recognized and sought out thought leader on technology innovation. Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Notre Dame.

Executive Director of the National Robotic Engineering Center, the applied robotics R&D Center of the Carnegie Mellon University's world renown Robotics Institute, leading some of the largest and most complex robotics development projects for industry and public sector. Ph.D. in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University.

Former Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer at United States Steel Corporation. Expertise and experience driving strategy, funding, M&A and public-private partnerships. A recognized thought leader in clean-tech, sustainability and decarbonization on a global scale. Previously at Westinghouse, Alcoa, and in national security roles focused on non-proliferation for the US Government. MPP, Harvard University, JD, University of Virginia Law

Associate Director of the National Robotics Engineering Center, a semi-autonomous unit within Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute, vetting and partnering with Fortune 500 industrials to develop programs - from concept to deployment - for ground-breaking automation ready for commercialization. 

Former acting Corporate Director and Global advisor for technology at Lockheed Martin Corporation leading global teams, laboratories, universities, corporate and public sector partners in the creation of new products and businesses. Previous Innovation District CEO investing and scaling a global portfolio of startups.

Former Finance and Investment executive for Erie Downtown Development Corporation, raising over $100M for revitalizing the nations poorest zip code, nationally recognized and sought-after leader in development finance and impact investment. Previously an attorney in KPMG's M&A Tax group in New York and Philadelphia.

Former McKinsey & Company public, private and social sector strategy consultant, previously media executive leading emerging platform and product strategy, partnership and business development. Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth MBA.